Chapter 1065: Prepare to fight
The vast fleet could not see the end at first sight. Thousands of sails were competing, standing on a high place, it seemed that even the river was covered, and it was impossible to count.
On the top of the mountain, the Southern Army surveillance checkpoints were dumbfounded. Even though they were born and raised in the south, they had never seen so many ships gathered to sail on the Yangtze River in their lifetime.
The flying Tang Dynasty flag made them even more frightened.
"Light the beacon, show warning, and warn Ezhou!" An officer in the lead suddenly woke up and shouted loudly.
Three black wolf smoke rose from the top of the mountain.
As soon as Yu Qing was about to ignite three black smoke on the top of another high mountain.
This is the highest level of warning from the Southern Army.
Three rays of wolf smoke extended straight towards Ezhou.
"Sister, look!" Li Hao pointed at the three wolf smokes on the front warship and smiled: "They are still quite careful!"
The two of them competed for the position of boss in the secret camp for many years, but Li Hao never won. The further they went, the more Li Hao could not catch up with Li Mi. Now, he willingly called Li Mi "Big Sister".
Although Li Mi is just like him now, he is just a general of the Central Army. However, Li Mi, the Central Army, is now responsible for the command of the entire Right Qianniu Guard and performs the duties of the general. Everyone understands that Liu Ruyan is unlikely to return to the army, so Li Mi, the general of the Second Army, is afraid that it will not take long to become the general of the Right Qianniu Guard.
This is the first group of people from the secret camp to take this position.
As for Li Hao himself, he has now completely embarked on another path, that is, the Navy. His goal is of course not the leader of the Inland Water Navy. Pan Motang is already old, and in the future, he will be Li Hao's paradise at sea.
Since the two no longer have a competitive relationship, this relationship between secret camp will only become his support.
"What's the use?" Li Mi glanced at him and said disrespectfully: "Even if Xiang Zhen knows now, can he have time to come back?"
Li Hao laughed and said, "Unless he has wings, Xiang Zhen is still very careful. When he left Ezhou, he left five thousand soldiers and horses. Including the 10,000 people who were originally left by Liu Xinda to guard his hometown, Ezhou now has 15,000 defenders."
"Liu Xinda took away all the elite troops. Only one or two thousand people left can fight. The rest are just the young and strong he recruited, which is useless. Xiang Zhen's remaining are real combat soldiers, but relying on this little force, do you want to stop us?"
"I'm going to open the way for my elder sister!" Li Hao smiled. "Ezhou is not a problem. We have to look at Xiang Zhen. We can't let Shi Zhuang gain the upper hand. If we go too late, maybe he won't even leave a mouthful of soup for us."
Li Mi smiled: "You admire him very much. None of the two opponents Liu Xinda and Xiang Zhen are easy to share. Is it so easy for him to swallow it in one bite?"
Li Hao shook his head: "Sister, to be honest, when I was in the secret camp, Boss Tu and Tian Bo and others. Although they were fierce and domineering, they beat us up at every turn. I am not afraid of them. But Shi Zhuang, even scolding us, but I am just afraid of him. He is completely different from Boss Tu and the others. What is the origin of him? Mr. Gongsun, Gong Zhang looked at this person differently, saying that both civil and military are rare to see him."
"He is not known now except himself." Li Mi said: "I heard that Shi Zhuang wrote a letter to the young master, but the young master didn't even read it and threw it into the fire, so I don't know either, don't ask me in a corner."
His mind was seen through, and Li Hao smiled, "Anyway, no matter what, we have to hurry up in this battle. The Right Qianniu Guard cannot be suppressed by the Right Xiaoguard."
"You are not from the Right Qianniu Guard!"
"Sister, you are, and Li Gan is too. We are a family!" Li Hao said seriously. "Now Li Gan is temporarily under his control. If you are not outstanding, won't you make the Right Guard proud?"
"I don't mean to compare with General Shi!"
"General Shi naturally doesn't care about these trivial matters, but he can't resist the people under him to be proud. Sister, think about it, we will be really suppressed by then. Liang Han's face that deserves to be beaten will be so proud!"
Li Mi laughed: "Liang Han was beaten badly by us back then, but later we became a group. He was embarrassed to cause trouble for me, a woman. You guys were beaten several times by him! A real man, go and get back!"
Li Hao sighed sadly: "I can't beat it, and that stupid Li Han refused to join forces with me, hum!"
"Li Han's kung fu is suitable for a big opening and closing on the battlefield. Liang Han was originally Jianghu Kung fu, which is most suitable for fighting alone. In addition, he has been honing on the battlefield for many years and is very insulting. Your current identity is now, you will lose more than one of them. None of them can fight against him face to face. Only Shi Zhuang, Tu Lichun, Liu Chenglin, and Min Rou have a good idea. You still have to die and don't cause trouble for him. By the way, if you dare to call Li Han Hanzi again, I will tell Xiaojiu whether you believe it or not!"
"No, no!" Li Hao waved his hands repeatedly: "Sister, please spare me. If that stingy man Yan Jiu knows, when will I go back, I might have fever and diarrhea all the time!"
Li Mi laughed: "I've been resting, I'm at the ground, call me!"
Seeing Li Mi walk into the cabin to rest, Li Hao also showed a happy smile on his face.
A few years ago, I became a little unfamiliar with the brothers in the secret camp. This time, through my elder sister Li Mi, I should be able to get closer. He is not afraid of Yan Jiu's drugging him, and he can't even curry favor with him. It's amazing that I just have a few days of stomach trouble. I think compared to the help these brothers and sisters can give him in the future, what is this?
Is Yan Jiu arbitrarily poisoning people? She is not a brother or sister. She doesn’t have to do such a prank at all.
He turned around and walked up to the command bridge, waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Send the whole army to speed up!"
The oars suddenly accelerated, and the waves raised by the ship rushed towards the two sides one after another, slapped on the banks.
More than 500 ships, including nearly 100 warships of various types and more than 400 merchant ships, were loaded with 20,000 right niugu soldiers, and rushed towards Ezhou.
The wolf smoke transmitted by the relay finally arrived in Ezhou City in the evening. Wang looked at the three straight black wolf smokes closest to Ezhou, his eyes full of worry.
This is the highest level of warning, which means that the invading enemy will never be as simple as the enemy's navy. Even though the Tang army navy is invincible on the water, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced when it reaches the shore. Now that three gusts of smoke have started, it means that the officers on their side can clearly judge that the enemy is invading on a large scale.
"Tengjian, you will take your 10,000 people to defend the city, and be prepared to leave the city to support me!" Wang pondered for a moment and said.
"General Wang, I think it's better to defend the city wall together!" Teng Jian is a subordinate of Liu Xinda. He knows very well what the ten thousand people under his command are. If Wang takes his men out of the city to fight, if there is any mistake, then there will be no need to fight this battle.
"Outside Ezhou City, there is only one area suitable for landing. Now it is the dry season, swamps, silt, and wide beaches are unobstructed. It is the best battlefield for us to block the enemy. If they can easily walk through this section, they can easily unleash troops under Ezhou City and select the key points of the attack at will. I only have five thousand people, and I can't allocate them. Your subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to fight." Wang said again. "So, it is better to defend this section of the city than to defend this section of the city. Your subordinates will support me at any time. In addition, you have as many long-range weapons as you like, and give me as much as you can. I want to block them in the water and prevent them from landing."
Teng Jian nodded: "There are still many of these things in the city, so General Wang can get as much as he wants."
"I have sent someone to send a Pegasus to General Xiang, and I think General Xiang will come back to the army immediately for help." Wang said again: "So we don't have to worry, just do our best to guard it."
"clear!"
"Tomorrow, at the latest, the Northern Tang army will be at the city of Ezhou, so General Tengjian, I need your subordinates to use this evening to lay out various obstacles on the river beach and install various long-range weapons on the river bank and behind the river bank. You are also an expert, so I don't need to say these. My soldiers need to rest tonight, and tomorrow, they will appear on the battlefield in the best condition."
"Don't worry, General Wang! Teng promised to complete all this overnight!"
The king nodded again and reached out his hand: "General Teng, this time, we have to rely on each other for our lives!"
Tengjian wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh.
That night, Tengjian took the horse personally and stood in the embankment. Tens of thousands of Ezhou defenders were dispatched to build positions in front and behind the embankment. The dense trenchers were placed behind the embankment. A series of powerful crossbows were nailed to the embankment. After bundles of feathers were sent to the chest walls built overnight, the slightly dry areas on the river beach were dug and digging, attracting river water, making it muddy. Countless caltrops and other things were sprinkled on the river beach. When these things were flooded with sand and mud, they became extremely vicious.
I have to say that Tengjian has indeed dug up his mind and arranged the attack position of the river beach in an extremely perfect manner.
When the day was bright and Wang appeared on the dam again, he nodded repeatedly, Teng Jian did better than he thought.
Chapter completed!